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At this public hearing on security and terrorism, members of the President’s Commission on Aviation Security and Terrorism heard from members of the General Accounting Office-GAO. The GAO i…

The Senate passed S. 561 to provide for testing for the use without lawful authorization of alcohol or controlled substances by the operators of aircraft, railroads, and commercial motor veh…

The Senate passed H.R. 3015, making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for FY90. The Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 3072, making appropriations fo…

The Senate passed S. 974, to designate certain lands in the State of Nevada as wilderness. The Senate passed H.R. 2987, to transfer a certain program with respect to child abuse from title I…

The U.S. Senate me and passed H.R. 3012 making appropriations for military construction for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1990. The Senate passed S. 737, to authorize the Secreta…

The Senate passed H.R. 1502, to authorize the appropriation of funds for additional officers and members of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and to provide for…

The Senate continued to consider H.R. 3015, making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for Fiscal Year 1990.

The Senate agreed to S.Res. 176, relative to the death of Representative Mickey Leland, of Texas, and S.Res. 177, relative to the death of Representative Larkin I. Smith, of Mississippi. The…

The Senate continued consideration of H.R. 3015. The nomination of Donald P. Gregg of Maryland to be ambassador to the Republic of Korea was confirmed.

The Senate passed several bills related to the protection of national scenic areas. The Senate began consideration of H.R. 3015, making appropriations for the Department of Transportation an…

The Senate agreed to S.Res. 165, expressing the sense of the Senate regarding American hostages in Labanon. The Senate passed by voice S. 1153, to provide for the establishment of presumptio…

The Senate passed H.R. 2788, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for FY90. The Senate continued consideration of S. 1352, to authorize appropriation…

The Senate considered several pieces of legislation to deal with bill S.1160 which deals with the State Department Authorization.

The Senate passed S. 326, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to repeal a provision allowing use of excess contributions (passed by vote). The Senate continued consideration o…

Subcommittee resumed hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1990 for foreign assistance program, focusing on Latin America.

The Senate session continued after a recess to attend weekly party caucus luncheons. Members worked on H.R. 1722, the Natural Gas Deregulation Act.

The Senate session continued.

The Senate began consideration of H.R. 2072, making dire emergency supplemental appropriations and transfers, urgent supplementals and correcting enrollment errors for fiscal year ending Sep…

Transafrica held this forum to discuss ending apartheid in South Africa. The forum was attended by members of both the House and the Senate. Also in attendance were the Rev Jesse Jackson and…

Senator Bob Dole spoke to the American Task Force on Lebanon at the National Press Club.